Chapter 43: Uninvited Guests
Yang Xiaoxi did know something about Hu Ziyang's affairs. After all, she was not a little girl who knew nothing. Even if she didn't know it when she just came back, she would be able to discover clues after a period of contact.
This is what Shen Caisheng and the others can be sure of, especially after getting to know Yang Xiaoxi, they are even more certain of this.
But they still chose to investigate by getting close to Yang Xiaoxi because they were not sure how much Yang Xiaoxi knew.
According to Yang Xiaoxi, Hu Ziyang once told her that his family made money outside and could have lived a good life, but the appearance of Shen Caisheng made all this come to nothing.
In Yang Xiaoxi's initial perception, Shen Caisheng was a bad person.
Even though she knew her father was not trustworthy, she would certainly trust her father more than someone who sneaked into her house in the middle of the night.
But later on, as they got along, Yang Xiaoxi discovered that Shen Caisheng was a good person, and everyone in their group was a good person.
"Are you saying that it was her father who tied her up? Just to make you believe Yang Xiaoxi?" It was the first time that Yuan Lingling heard Shen Caisheng talk about this.
Shen Caisheng said he couldn't say it, but he still told Yuan Lingling everything he could, including what happened when they went to the Yang family.
"That's right. Brother Long set up an ambush to lure us into it. If Yang Xiaoxi had chosen to follow his father's instructions and told us the address of that treasure, we would have been in trouble."
As for how the other party arranged it, they had no way of knowing.
Even if they could guess that the place was a trap, they would still go there.
"So, Yang Xiaoxi did hide something from you, but..." Yuan Lingling observed his expression, feeling a little unsure whether she should say this. After thinking for a while, she said, "But you approached her with a purpose in the beginning, so it's normal for her to hide something. So as long as she tells you everything she knows, she will be fine, right?"
Shen Caisheng nodded, "Yes, so you don't have to worry about her. We won't let any bad guy go, nor will we blame any good guy. Instead, you should protect the child well."
If she had heard such words in the past, Yuan Lingling might have thought that he was just shouting slogans, but Shen Caisheng seemed to have some magic, and what he said always made Yuan Lingling more convinced.
"Don't worry, I will treat your child well, as long as you treat the child's mother well."
Shen Caisheng gently squeezed her hand and said with a smile, "I know, go to sleep."
Knowing that he was busy recently and must have other things to do, Yuan Lingling didn't insist and slowly closed her eyes.
Ever since Yuan Lingling and Shen Caisheng were conscious of taking good care of the fetus, Yuan Lingling's belly has been getting bigger day by day.
I don’t know how the news that she was pregnant with twins spread, but from time to time people came to her house to chat.
Everyone was just chatting. Although Yuan Lingling was a little impatient, she would still treat everyone politely as long as they did not have bad intentions. For this reason, Yuan Lingling's popularity has improved a lot compared to before.
With so much kindness and the ability to chat with others, Yuan Lingling felt more relaxed as the weather got warmer. She went for another check-up and the doctor said the fetus was growing well and asked them to keep doing it.
Shen Caisheng could have taken her away, but the two of them discussed it and decided that the medical conditions in Beijing would definitely be better than where Shen Caisheng was going to work, so they decided to go there later.
On this day, the Yuan family, who had not been seen for a long time, came to visit again.
Seeing the smiling Yuan Zili, Yuan Lingling was a little surprised. If he had asked around, he would have known that Shen Caisheng was often at home now. He dared to come at this time and was not afraid of offending Shen Caisheng.
"Sister, I haven't seen you for a long time. I came to see you." He chuckled twice and then made way for the person behind him to come out.
"Oh, this must be my sister-in-law. I've heard that she's very pretty and blessed. Now that I see her, seeing is believing."
An old woman in her fifties or sixties reached out to grab Yuan Lingling's hand, but Yuan Lingling dodged to the side and barely managed to avoid it. She looked at Yuan Ziling next to her in confusion, hoping that he could give her an explanation.
Yuan Zili said flatteringly, "Sister, I'm dating someone. This is my girlfriend Xinghua, this is her sister Taohua, and this is her grandmother. You can call her Grandma Cao."
Yuan Lingling no longer wanted to associate with these irrelevant people, so she asked coldly, "What do you want to do by bringing your whole family to my place?"
"Hey, look at what you're saying. After all, I'm your elder, but instead of inviting me in to sit down, you're being sarcastic here. Who taught you that? You have no manners!"
Hearing this, Yuan Lingling almost laughed out of anger.
She didn't argue with anyone, but continued to look at Yuan Zili, "Didn't you tell your girlfriend's grandmother? She raised us all. Doesn't she know that others scold her outside for not being able to educate people?"
Upon hearing this, the old woman's expression turned a little grim, but she was obviously thick-skinned. Seeing that Yuan Lingling did not accept her trick, she immediately changed her tactic and a fake smile appeared on her gloomy face.
"Oh, look, I just said a few jokes, but my sister-in-law is so angry." She pretended to pat the two little girls beside her and scolded them, "You don't even know how to say hello."
The two of them woke up as if from a dream and smiled sweetly, "Hello, sister."
Yuan Lingling raised her eyebrows, feeling that this matter was not simple. She glanced at Yuan Zili and said, "Come in and sit down. You don't have to close the door. Your brother-in-law will be back soon."
Hearing this, Yuan Zili's hands trembled, but he just smiled and followed him into the yard.
Since guests are welcome, Yuan Lingling still poured some water for them, but it was only boiled water, nothing else.
Since entering the house, Old Mrs. Cao has been looking around, examining the room as if she were inspecting something.
Fortunately, there have been many people coming to the house recently, and Yuan Lingling had already put away those things that shouldn’t appear outside, so no matter how hard she looked, she couldn’t see the flowers.
"Oh, sister-in-law, you are living a good life. I see your brother can't even afford the betrothal gift. Should you give him some subsidies?"
Sure enough, he had bad intentions.
Yuan Lingling ignored her and just looked at Yuan Zili, "You want me to subsidize the betrothal gift for you?"
Yuan Zili's eyes lit up, but before he could say anything, he heard Yuan Lingling say, "It's a pity that I'm pregnant now, so I'm not in charge of the family's money. But your brother-in-law has a good personality and is easy to talk to. You can talk to him later, and maybe he will give it to you."
As soon as these words were spoken, the three people nearby looked at the shocked Yuan Zili with strange eyes.
"My brother-in-law..." He wanted to ask if he had become better, but when he met Yuan Lingling's half-smile, he guessed that it was definitely not that simple.
Looking at the expressions of those people looking at him, he gritted his teeth and said, "We are not here for this matter today. We have other serious matters to attend to."
Yuan Lingling said, "Why don't you talk about serious matters earlier? Every time you come to me, it's to ask for money. Now it's finally time to talk about serious matters. Go ahead, I'm listening."
"It's not my business. Sister Taohua wants to talk to you about something." Yuan Zili's eyes were flickering. Yuan Lingling suspected that if his eyes could glow, she would have been blind long ago.
It seemed as if she finally had the heart to look at the two girls whom she had not even glanced at in the beginning.
Yuan Zili's girlfriend was looking around with a sly look, and her expression was exactly the same as that of Old Lady Cao just now. The other girl standing next to them was quiet, but her cheeks were flushed as if she had done something shameful.
Yuan Lingling was too lazy to beat around the bush with them and said, "Whatever you want to say, just tell me. I'm a little sleepy and want to lie down for a while."
After these words were spoken, Mrs. Cao's expression turned ugly again, but maybe she really had something to say, after all, she didn't get angry, but her tone was not very good.
"It's like this. Our Xinghua's parents are both working, so marrying your Yuan Zili is marrying down. We don't ask for much else, and we don't ask for much for the betrothal gift."
Hearing this, Yuan Lingling nodded slightly, and the smile she gave Yuan Ziling became even more sarcastic.
So what does this mean? She really didn't understand. Did he really think he could get a dowry from her? It’s faster to dream.
Seeing that she didn't react, Old Lady Cao continued, "Originally, we shouldn't have come to disturb my sister-in-law, but I heard that she was found to be pregnant with twins less than two months after her marriage. This is really incredible."
Yuan Lingling smiled and said, "Well, my man is quite capable."
No one expected that she could follow up on what Old Lady Cao said, and said it so bluntly. Several people were stunned for a long time.
However, Yuan Lingling was still shameless and asked, "So, old lady, if you have something to say, just say it directly. I really don't have much patience."
As soon as Old Mrs. Cao saw her like this, she knew that she was not someone who was easy to talk to. After being blocked by her several times, her momentum had been reduced by 70% or 80%. She smiled awkwardly and took out a stack of money from her small cloth bag.
Looking at so many great unity, Yuan Lingling was stunned and became more and more confused, but she still remained calm and decided not to move unless the enemy did.
She counted as Mrs. Cao did, there were twenty big unity notes in total, two hundred yuan. Mrs. Cao put the money on the table and pushed it to Yuan Lingling with a heartbroken look.
She gave the two hundred yuan as soon as she said it, as if she was not the one who was trying to take advantage of her.
Yuan Lingling would definitely not want the money. It was like a free pie in the sky. If she ate it, she would probably die of poisoning. But she was a little curious that the other party was willing to spend so much money.
"What are you doing? Why are you giving me money for free?" Yuan Lingling didn't seem to be very interested in the money.
Old Mrs. Cao moved forward a little, "We just want to ask my sister and brother-in-law for a small favor."
"A small favor?" Yuan Lingling looked at Yuan Zili, who seemed very abnormal today, and he immediately looked away guiltily.
"A small favor worth two hundred dollars?"
Did he get into some big trouble outside?
Old Mrs. Cao sighed again, "How can that be possible? My sister-in-law is pregnant, and this is a gift for the two children. Just now, I was just joking with my sister-in-law. I'm not good at talking, so I'm sorry."
"Don't beat around the bush, just speak frankly."
She wouldn't agree anyway.
"We want to borrow a seed from your man."
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